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The Birds
A new version of Aristophanes' fantastic comedy translated and adapted by Martyn Wade.
(Rpt)

Contributors

Author:
null Aristophanes
Translated and adapted by:
Martyn Wade
Music:
Christos Pittas
Director:
John Theocharis
Plausible:
Norman Rodway
Hopeful:
Sam Kelly
Hoopoe:
Aubrey Woods
Chorus Leader:
Martyn Hill
Chorus Leader:
Elizabeth Mansfield
Chorus:
Danielle Allen
Chorus:
Alice Arnold
Chorus:
David Bannerman
Chorus:
Nigel Carrington
Chorus:
Stephen Garlick
Nightingale:
Nicole Tibbels
Iris:
Maxine Audley
Prometheus:
Timothy Bateson
Heracles:
Stephen Garlick
Poet/Poseidon:
James Greene
Soothsayer/Messenger:
Ronald Herdman
Solicitor:
Fraser Kerr
Priest/Informer:
Michael Kilgarriff
Yob/Triballian:
Ben Onwukwe
Commissioner/Cinesias:
John Rye

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